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University of Florida Levin College of Law is thrilled to announce the 2025 UF Law Alumni Awards recipients. These awards honor distinguished Gator lawyers who exemplify the highest standards of leadership, service, and professional excellence. Learn more about each of them below. Outstanding Public Service Award Judge Patricia Barksdale (JD 96) Nominated to serve by […]

University of Florida Levin College of Law is excited to welcome Joe Fluet (JD 99) as the Spring 2025 Commencement keynote speaker on Friday, May 16. Fluet graduated from UF Law in 1999 with high honors after returning from active military duty. He then went on to work for a large D.C. law firm before […]

The University of Florida Levin College of Law has announced a $1.3 million gift from alumnus Gerald A. Rosenthal (JD 73) that will bolster UF Law’s positioning at the intersection of technology and law. Building on the existing strengths of the University’s institution-wide Artificial Intelligence Initiative, this gift will help fund two faculty positions beginning […]

University of Florida Levin College of Law honored six amazing alumni leaders at our Past, Present, & Future Awards Ceremony. Learn more about the celebration here. This year’s award recipients are: Outstanding Public Service Award Honors alumni for their outstanding contributions to critical social, economic, or public needs. While not always the case, this award […]

The University of Florida Levin College of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Gary S. Lawson, currently the William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor at Boston University School of Law, will join the Florida Law faculty during the summer of 2024. Professor Lawson is one of the most highly cited and influential constitutional and administrative […]

Register Now! Space is limited to 50 participants. Join University of Florida law professors along with leading national experts in AI and Tax in considering the application of artificial intelligence and the challenges it poses to the practice of Tax Law Thursday, November 9, 2023 333 SE 2nd Avenue Suite 4400 Downtown Miami Detailed agenda […]

University of Florida Levin College of Law Professor Merritt McAlister has been appointed by Provost Joe Glover to serve as the law school’s interim dean beginning June 1, 2023. “I am thrilled that Merritt has accepted this important role for the college,” said Dean Laura Rosenbury, who will become President of Barnard College this summer.  […]

The University of Florida Levin College of Law welcomes three new legal skills professors who will lead clinics at the law school. Professor Juan Caballero joins the faculty as Legal Skills Professor and Director of the law school’s Immigration Clinic. Professor Caballero comes to Florida Law from New York University School of Law, where he was […]

The University of Florida Levin College of Law is pleased to announce Professor Lyrissa Lidsky will join the UF Law faculty as a Raymond & Miriam Ehrlich Chair in U.S. Constitutional Law starting in August 2022. Lidsky returns to the Florida Law faculty, where she taught from 1994-2017, after serving as Dean of the University […]

The University of Florida Levin College of Law is pleased to announce Professor Tracey Maclin will join the UF Law faculty as a Raymond & Miriam Ehrlich Chair in U.S. Constitutional Law starting in August 2022. Professor Maclin is a nationally recognized expert in Constitutional Criminal Procedure, Constitutional Law, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He […]